Norwood Primary School is a primary school located in Peterborough. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 24/10/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading is well below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.3%, which is 0.7 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Gunthorpe Road, Peterborough, PE4 7DZ
Website: http://www.norwood-school.co.uk
Telephone: 01733574717
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Peterborough
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Deborah Reynolds
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110734

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 24/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 208
Number of Boys: 118
Number of Girls: 90

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4.6 Confidence interval -6.8 to -2.4
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.8 to 3.2
Maths
N/A: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.8 to 0

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Caverstede Nursery School
Caverstede Road , Walton PE4 6EX
4out of 4 1,218 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Norwood Primary School
Gunthorpe Road , Gunthorpe PE4 7DZ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Gunthorpe Primary School
The Pentlands , Hallfields Lane PE4 7YP
3out of 4 385 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Paston Ridings Primary School
Paston Ridings , Paston PE4 7XG
3out of 4 862 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Welbourne Primary Academy
Goodwin Walk , Werrington PE4 6NR
3out of 4 1,461 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Discovery Primary Academy
Mountsteven Avenue , Walton PE4 6HX
3out of 4 1,487 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Queen Katharine Academy
Mountsteven Avenue , Walton PE4 6HX
2out of 4 1,491 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Ken Stimpson Community School
Staniland Way , Werrington PE4 6JT
3out of 4 2,106 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Thomas Deacon Academy
Queen's Gardens , PE1 2UW
3out of 4 3,221 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Iqra Academy
Enterprise Way , PE3 8YQ
- not rated 2,094 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Heltwate School
Heltwate , North Bretton PE3 8RL
3out of 4 2,518 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
The Beeches Independent School
218 Dogsthorpe Road , PE1 3PB
- not rated 2,825 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Marshfields School
Eastern Close , Dogsthorpe PE1 4PP
3out of 4 2,865 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.